Funky Insects on a Tag

I'm always so inspired by the Tim Holtz Live videos. I learn so much and sit in awe at what his makers create. After bingeing several and finding some amazing deals on Tim Holtz dies at Hobby Lobby, I decided to enter the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. My favorite maker, Emma Williams, always creates my favorite makes as a challenge team member and Tim Holtz maker. I'm also entering the challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers (don't you just love that name!) Their theme is old and the old type I used is how I applied the theme. 

I started with Vicki Boutin's 140lb Foundations cardstock. This stuff can take any amount of layers without much if any warping. I was amazed. I cut a 6 x 8" piece out and sprayed on Distress Sprays in Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap, plus Iced Spruce in Distress Oxide Spray. Next, I smooshed my cardstock into some Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide mixed with water on my glass mat. 

Next, I tried out the technique of using Micro Distress Glaze as a resist. I dabbed on some glaze through the Tiles and Splotches stencil at the top and bottom. Then I smooshed it into Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide on my glass mat. I couldn't really see the resist, but later I smooshed it into Evergreen Bough Distress Ink and the resist showed up much better. I stamped with Gina K Black Amalgam Ink using the Stampers Anonymous Faded Type stamp set in 2 places. 

I cut the cardstock down into a tag shape and added a hole with a reinforcer punched out from Bazzill's Dark Kraft cardstock colored with some Pumice Stone. Finally, I got the idea to paint with Ranger's gold Foundry Wax through the Harlequin stencil. I was thrilled with how easy that was and how well it turned out. 

For the centerpiece, I started with the dragonfly from Funky Insects (my 'steal' from Hobby Lobby). I cut it from watercolor paper and used Distress Inks in Rusty Hinge, Frayed Burlap, Evergreen Bough, Cracked Pistachio, Antique Linen, and a touch of Cracked Pistachio Distress Embossing Glaze on it. Next I cut the Sizzix Switchlit Seal and cut it from Bazzill's Dark Kraft paper and rubbed some Foundry Wax over the raised edges. I punched a 1.75" circle from Tim Holtz's Idea-ology Cool Kraft Stock, sanded the edges and smooshed a little Pumice Stone ink through the Harlequin stencil. I glued the circle to the seal. I sandwiched a piece of dyed cheesecloth I got from an Etsy seller years ago between the seal and a piece of Idea-ology Memoir Ephemera. 

Finally, I added Tim Holtz saying stickers (can't remember the line) and a tiny piece of ephemera from Field Notes to the tag and tied a rust-colored ribbon aged with Pumice Stone ink to the top.

Whew! It was a lot of work, but fun and educational.